Bass Lake Beach and Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in North Bend Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in North Bend Township
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 2% of North Bend Township’s land is conserved, about 422 acres.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
422 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Highest peak
715 ft
Cranberry Point
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Bend Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Bend Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Bend Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so North Bend Township’s 2% is ahead of 52% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in North Bend Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
422 conserved acres
2% of North Bend Township’s land. Who manages North Bend Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)383 ac
County19 ac
Other state land13 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8 ac
Conservation Easement · 391 acState Park · 19 acState Other or Unknown · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 391 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Lake State Beach State Park | County | 19 | Open |
| Bass Lake State Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 13 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in North Bend Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in North Bend Township
Bass Lake State BeachIn Bass Lake Beach and Park
DirectionsPeaks in North Bend Township
Cranberry Point715 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in North Bend Township: April and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Bend Township →
Next door
North Bend Township and its neighbors
North Bend Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 21 | 8% | C− |
| Tippecanoe Township | 5% | 0.2 | 858 | 32% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Bend Township
How much of North Bend Township is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on North Bend Township’s trails?
Bass Lake Beach and Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Bend Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near North Bend Township?
3,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Bend Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Bend Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from North Bend Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →